Hire cold callers.
A sales resume does not tell you if they can sit four hours of outbound. Post the calling job free, hear how they open on voice intro, and reach out when someone is worth a live call.
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The usual miss is hiring someone who can sell once the conversation exists, then watching them hide in CRM notes because they do not want rejection all day. You lose a week of interviews and still have an empty calendar.
People who can do this already know ugly lists exist. They want hours and timezone, whether they work your list or build their own, and what they should book after they get someone talking: a meeting, a callback, a transfer, or a name passed to a setter. If you only count dials, you will hire people who race the phone. If you score them on meetings that land, say so in the title so the applications match the Friday number.
If they also have to ask for the money, name both jobs in the same posting. A closer who hates prospecting will not last, even if they can sell. A caller who only reads a script will fill the day with dials and hand you nothing a closer can use. The voice introduction will not replace last week's volume, but it will tell you whether they sound like someone you can put on a live block.
You already know the week: dials, conversations, and which of those you look at on Friday. Expected numbers, how you coach openings, and whether you review calls tell a serious caller whether you run a floor, a remote block, or a free-for-all. Leave those out and you argue about volume with someone you already hired.
Listen to openings in week one. If you have a talk track, they should hear it before they start. If they write their own, say so. Connect rates belong in the posting when they are low. People who have done this work would rather know than burn a month on a dead list.
- Can stay on live dials for hours without fading after lunch
- Clear speech, and they do not fold on the first pushback
- Shows up to the list even when connect rates are ugly
- Can book the next step your closer or setter can actually use
- Will tell you last week's dial volume and what a good week looked like
Promoting a closer into calling because they are "good with people" is how you lose both a closer and a week of pipeline. Ask for last week's volume, how they open, and what they booked. If they do not want rejection all day, they will hide in CRM notes. Hear them first.
Post the calling job. When applications arrive, play the voice introduction and ask them to walk last week on the phone. Reach out when you want to call them.
Why would I post here instead of calling an agency?
Agencies send resumes. You still find out on a live call whether they can open. Here you post free, hear the voice introduction on each application, and reach out when someone is worth interviewing.
What if I also need meetings on the calendar?
If you score them on meetings that land, use the setter page, or put both numbers in this ad. Stay here when you mainly count conversations started from a list.
Can they work from home?
Yes, if they can cover the hours. Write remote, hybrid, or on site, and the timezone for live dials. A caller in the wrong timezone will miss the window when your buyers pick up.